“I wouldn't allow myself to acknowledge the trauma of what happened - it took ten years till I felt like a normal human being again.”

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The trains were travelling at a combined speed of about 130 miles per hour

Pam has been helped by psychologists and said she was always determined to travel by train again.

She said: “When I first started using the train again, that first journey I gritted my teeth and did it. I had to run to the loo and throw up but I did it.

“There was a sense of elation when I got to my meeting and could relax.”

She added: “I always think how lucky I am. This is my second life, my post crash life.
“When you are tested by an incident that makes you re-evaluate everything in life and it puts you to the test and tries to break you, that is when you discover you can do more than you thought.'

Pam founded the Paddington Survivors Group to bring those affected by the crash together so they could support one another and move on with their lives.